mitochondrion
/ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndɹiən/US/ˌmaɪtəˈkɑndɹiən/
mitochondrion noun: a spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.
Noun
mitochondrion (plural mitochondria or (rare, proscribed) mitochondrions)
- A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.
- The consideration of the mitochondrion in the spermatocytes I shall pass over, as it is not within the bounds of this paper; yet I hope to study the earlier generations of my material, and shall then compare the results.1902 February, W. J. Baumgartner, “Spermatid Transformations in Gryllus assimilis, with Special Reference to the Nebenkern”, in Kansas University Science Bulletin, volume 1, number 2
mitochondrion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog
mitochondrion in Hindi
- respiratory organelle
- सूत्रकणिका sūtrakaṇikā
mitochondrion in Tamil
- இழைமணி
mitochondrion in Bengali
- respiratory organelle
- মাইটোকন্ড্রিয়া maiṭōkonḍriẏa
mitochondrion in Tagalog
- respiratory organelle
- sulidlawas
More languagesFewer languages
- mitochondrion in Arabic
- مِيتُوكُنْدْرِيُون mītūkundriyūn, مُتَقَدِّرَة mutaqaddira, مُصَوِّرَة حَيَوِيَّة, حُبَيْبَة خَيْطِيَّة
- mitochondrion in Malay
- mitokondrion
- mitochondrion in Indonesian
- mitokondria
- mitochondrion in Persian
- میتوکندری mitokondri, راکیزه râkize
- mitochondrion in Thai
- ไมโทคอนเดรีย maitohkondàyreey
- mitochondrion in Vietnamese
- ti thể
Examples of mitochondrion in a sentence
- I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.
- Muscles contain many mitochondria so that they can have large energy supplies.
- The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
Forms of mitochondrion
| plural | mitochondria |
|---|---|
| plural proscribed (rare) | mitochondrions |
Origin of mitochondrion
From German Mitochondrium, coined by Carl Benda in 1898, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + χονδρίον (khondríon), diminutive of χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, morsel”).
Words formed from mitochondrion
Questions about mitochondrion
- What does mitochondrion mean?
- Mitochondrion means a spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.
- What is mitochondrion in Hindi?
- Mitochondrion in Hindi is सूत्रकणिका (sūtrakaṇikā). See Mitochondrion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mitochondrion?
- Mitochondrion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mitochondrion?
- Mitochondrion is pronounced /ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndɹiən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mitochondrion?
- The plural of mitochondrion is mitochondria.
Words near mitochondrion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mitochondrion (page history and authors); mitochondrion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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